Camera Obscura

Camera Obscura & World of Illusions is a tourist attraction located in Outlook Tower on the Castlehill section of the close to .
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  • Opening hours: 8:00 AM—10:00 PM
  • Email: info@camera-obscura.co.uk
  • Type: Gift shop
  • Description: Museum in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Camera Obscura & World of Illusions”, “Camera Obscura and World of Illusions”, “Camera Obscura Edinburgh”, “Camera Obscura, Edinburgh”, “Edinburgh, 549 Castlehill, Outlook Tower”, and “Outlook Tower”
  • Address: 549 Castlehill, Edinburgh, EH1 2ND
  • Wheelchair access: no
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Edinburgh Castle and The Hub.

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is a historic castle in , Scotland. It stands on , which has been occupied by humans since at least the Iron Age. There has been a royal castle on the rock since the reign of Malcolm III in the 11th century, and the castle continued to be a royal residence until 1633. is situated 990 feet west of Camera Obscura.

Theater building
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is a public arts and events building in the centre of , Scotland. Located at the top of the , it is a prominent landmark as its tall Gothic spire is the highest point in central Edinburgh, and towers over the surrounding buildings below .

Art gallery
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The National is the national art gallery of . It is located on in central , close to . The building was designed in a neoclassical style by William Henry Playfair, and first opened to the public in 1859. is situated 680 feet north of Camera Obscura.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Town and Quartermile.

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is the original settlement of . At its core is the Royal Mile, the long street descending east from Castle Crag to Holyrood Palace. This medieval city was cramped for space so it built higher and higher, and stank higher still, hence its nickname of "Auld Reekie".

Neighborhood
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is the marketing name given to the mixed use redevelopment of the former site, in , . It was master-planned by architect Foster + Partners and takes its name from the fact it is a quarter mile from Edinburgh Castle and the Royal Mile and measures a quarter mile from corner to corner.

Neighborhood
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is an area of central , , and home to a number of significant historic buildings. It lies south of and the , and north of public park.

Camera Obscura

Latitude
55.94903° or 55° 56′ 57″ north
Longitude
-3.1956° or 3° 11′ 44″ west
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Wiki­data ID
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Spanish—“Camera Obscura” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Օբսքուրա Կամերա”
  • Catalan: “Càmera Obscura”
  • Catalan: “Outlook Tower”
  • Chinese: “「暗箱」”
  • Chinese: “暗箱和幻影世界”
  • German: “Camera Obscura (Edinburgh)”
  • German: “Camera Obscura”
  • Hebrew: “קמרה אובסקורה (אדינבורו)”
  • Russian: “Камера Обскура (Эдинбург)”
  • Russian: “Камера-обскура (Эдинбург)”
  • Russian: “Камера-обскура”
  • Spanish: “Cámara Oscura, Edimburgo”

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